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now, on a personal note, senator paul is a devoted husband and father. e's been married for 23 years to kelly ashbury and has three sons. him at green high school cheering on his son who soccer player as they went into the semifinals. our history here at the detroit to show case is interesting and diverse ideas and solutions to issues of the day. today senator rand paul will nveil his new legislative proposal to remove bankrupt detroit and other economically poverty and s from the shackles of big government. and michiganetroit welcome to senator rand paul. -- z applause [ applause ] >> thank you. thank you very much. a deal is me how big it to give a speech to the detroit economic club. big deal that a i gave so many speeches and interviews saying i was going to give a speech that i lost my voice. and i'm not kidding. it is a big deal to be here. be here.y glad to maye's a little girl -- you have heard about her, she wanted $100. to decided to write a note god, dear, god, send me $100. i'll do good things with it. postmaster got the letter. he didn't kno
now, on a personal note, senator paul is a devoted husband and father. e's been married for 23 years to kelly ashbury and has three sons. him at green high school cheering on his son who soccer player as they went into the semifinals. our history here at the detroit to show case is interesting and diverse ideas and solutions to issues of the day. today senator rand paul will nveil his new legislative proposal to remove bankrupt detroit and other economically poverty and s from the shackles of...
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rand paul, the junior senator from kentucky. the united states senator elected in 2010 and has certainly made his mark in just a very short time. he has proven to be an outspoken champion for constitutional liberties and fiscal responsibility. warrior against government overreach. among his first legislative billions, cutting $500 in federal spending and balancing the budget in just five years. he has since introduced similar bills with growing support. he serves on the foreign relations committee, homeland security, and government affairs with the small business committee. a graduate of duke university school of medicine, he was a practicing ophthalmologist in kentucky for 17 years. in 1995, he founded the southern kentucky eye clinic, an organization that provides eye exams and surgeries to needy families and individuals. he still does that work today. has been a vocal advocate for term limits, a balanced budget amendment, a read the bills act, an auditor of the federal reserve, and has gained prominence for his independent po
rand paul, the junior senator from kentucky. the united states senator elected in 2010 and has certainly made his mark in just a very short time. he has proven to be an outspoken champion for constitutional liberties and fiscal responsibility. warrior against government overreach. among his first legislative billions, cutting $500 in federal spending and balancing the budget in just five years. he has since introduced similar bills with growing support. he serves on the foreign relations...
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npr notes the last time flags were lowered for a foreign dignitary was for pope john paul ii in 2005. on capitol hill friday, former secretary of state hillary clinton talked about nelson mandela. here's some of what she had to say. >> we neat on the day after the oss of a giant among us, someone who, by the power of his example, demonstrated unequivocally how each of us can choose how we will respond to those injustices and grievances, those sorrows and tragedies that afflict all of humankind. nelson mandela will be remembered for many things. he will be certainly remembered or the way he led, his dignity , his extraordinary understanding, not just of how to bring democracy and freedom to his beloved south africa, but how important it was that he first brought freedom to himself. as i spent time with him, starting in 1992 until just in he last year and a half, i was ways struck by the depth of his self-knowledge, of his awareness about how hard it is , of ve a life of integrity service, but to combine within ones self the contradictions that he lived with, a lawyer and a freedom figh
npr notes the last time flags were lowered for a foreign dignitary was for pope john paul ii in 2005. on capitol hill friday, former secretary of state hillary clinton talked about nelson mandela. here's some of what she had to say. >> we neat on the day after the oss of a giant among us, someone who, by the power of his example, demonstrated unequivocally how each of us can choose how we will respond to those injustices and grievances, those sorrows and tragedies that afflict all of...
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paul ryan probably has the most sway of any individual member on house republicans, but already there's some unrest about a package that's going to set spending for the next two years, especially because it's going to include a higher level of spending than under current law as well as a little bit higher revenues through fees and the like. so that's going to be really the thing to watch. once they come up with an agreement, can it actually get through the house of representatives. >> host: and that agreement, it's expected to be a two of of year deal? >> guest: yeah. they're looking at trying to basically set a top line figure, how much the government can spend over next two years and change a little bit the rules of how it spends it. so under the current law called is sequestration, sort of across-the-board cuts that are rather blunt, this would be giving agencies and the like to be a little more flexible on how they spend that money. there are some sticks points still. one of the big questions is what to do about unemployment insurance, long-term unemployment insurance which is going
paul ryan probably has the most sway of any individual member on house republicans, but already there's some unrest about a package that's going to set spending for the next two years, especially because it's going to include a higher level of spending than under current law as well as a little bit higher revenues through fees and the like. so that's going to be really the thing to watch. once they come up with an agreement, can it actually get through the house of representatives. >>...
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we're going to go to paul. >> on the same subject, generally been do you have an idea on some of the countries and their collective responsibilities? what is your idea? everyone is worried about social security crashing, and a lot of people just being left on the side of the road. what would you do? >> actually, i would -- i actually think two or three things, and we have done this report. the afp did a pension report a few years ago. where we also said that employees have to take a share of retirement responsibilities. so we agree that we have to actually pay into our retirement. most of these plans that you see that have been cut right now, it's because the government took a pension holiday. at the very same time as the crash on wall street. because of all the budget cuts. so you have a double whammy going on at the same time. the employers have always paid in and done their responsibility. right now in america, we have to have a three-legged stool, social security, whatever your personal savings may be, and i would argue for a defined benefit pension plan. and, in fact, there's a
we're going to go to paul. >> on the same subject, generally been do you have an idea on some of the countries and their collective responsibilities? what is your idea? everyone is worried about social security crashing, and a lot of people just being left on the side of the road. what would you do? >> actually, i would -- i actually think two or three things, and we have done this report. the afp did a pension report a few years ago. where we also said that employees have to take a...
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paul, thank you, you have stood your ground. you stood in the face of another horror that was almost unimaginable, the horror of genocide in our time. you saved and protected others. it was a great example not only of courage, but of compassion. as we gather here, we are reminded of those who have given so much to ensure that the hope that is represented in tom's legacy lives on. this foundation really embodies tom's spirit. it is quite humbling for people like madeline albright, my dear friend, and i, to know that secretaries of state come and go, but what remains is that profound commitment to making a difference in whatever position we find ourselves in standing up and speaking out for those who might otherwise never have a voice. i am deeply honored to be given this award, particularly on behalf of two causes that are near and dear to my heart, women's rights and internet freedom. i want to acknowledge publicly the great work that tom's grandson did for me in the state department and continues to do at the intersection of ci
paul, thank you, you have stood your ground. you stood in the face of another horror that was almost unimaginable, the horror of genocide in our time. you saved and protected others. it was a great example not only of courage, but of compassion. as we gather here, we are reminded of those who have given so much to ensure that the hope that is represented in tom's legacy lives on. this foundation really embodies tom's spirit. it is quite humbling for people like madeline albright, my dear...
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we will bring you live remarks from kentucky senator rand paul speaking at the detroit economic club at 12:35 eastern right here on c-span feared also life during the 12:00 our on c-span2, discussion on hospital admission policies for medicare patients and how that impacts out-of- pocket expenses at 12:15 eastern. also at 12:15 on c-span3, for presidentialan candidate john huntsman and evan bayh will speak about politics. they are cochairs of a group called no labels. again, today at 12:15 eastern. you can feed on c-span3. -- you can see it on c-span3. >> i am a combat vet. i served in the navy for seven years before i was medically retired. i contracted a terminal lung of these in iraq. i also crushed both of my hands, parts of my hand and had to have my hands rebuilt. i am 100% disabled. i can no longer work, and my life expectancy down is probably less than two years. my husband is my primary caregiver. i don't need anything from the va any longer. my comp located claim took four years to adjudicate. not once enough for years that i ever present one single piece of new evidence. t
we will bring you live remarks from kentucky senator rand paul speaking at the detroit economic club at 12:35 eastern right here on c-span feared also life during the 12:00 our on c-span2, discussion on hospital admission policies for medicare patients and how that impacts out-of- pocket expenses at 12:15 eastern. also at 12:15 on c-span3, for presidentialan candidate john huntsman and evan bayh will speak about politics. they are cochairs of a group called no labels. again, today at 12:15...
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paul ryan and patty murray basically decided that they were not going to go after the sacred cow of the other party. they were just going to it something that was possible, and they decided by looking at all these failed attempts in the past, we will not go there. we will do something that is much smaller, but doable. host: we are talking with ian swanson. there will still be a big budget debate in early 2014. what does that look like? will: one thing this deal not do is it will not raise the debt ceiling. at some point exterior they will have to do that. it is a legal -- little difficult to forecast when it will be, in part because the economy is starting to behave more strongly and as a result that extends the time in which the treasury department can do things. they call them extraordinary measures, to prevent hungers from having to raise the debt ceiling. at some point in time congress will have to do that. the earliest is february, but much more likely that it is sometime close to the spring or even the beginning of the summer . then you will get the same debate over what to cut, w
paul ryan and patty murray basically decided that they were not going to go after the sacred cow of the other party. they were just going to it something that was possible, and they decided by looking at all these failed attempts in the past, we will not go there. we will do something that is much smaller, but doable. host: we are talking with ian swanson. there will still be a big budget debate in early 2014. what does that look like? will: one thing this deal not do is it will not raise the...
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he would come back -- we did a series from the 25th anniversary of his inauguration, and we had john paul stevens, alan greenspan, and he would fly from california -- he would come back just to introduce those people. he felt so honored that they would make that effort. mrs. ford came less frequently. they had a running gag. they divided the country in half for fundraising purposes. he had america east of the mississippi. she had the united states west of the mississippi. >> host: a.j. in virginia, one of the homes to the ford family. hi, a.j.. i have to push the button. hi, a.j.. >> caller: i'm curious if there's a specific reason why the first lady invited kings and saints for the first dinner hosted at the white house. >> guest: well, you know, it's interesting. she -- the president became president on august 9, on august 10th, she was informed almost as a matter of factually, by the way, you know that king hussein is coming in a week's time, so she had nothing to do. this is something that was arake #* range -- arranged in the nixon administration, and she, literally, within the first
he would come back -- we did a series from the 25th anniversary of his inauguration, and we had john paul stevens, alan greenspan, and he would fly from california -- he would come back just to introduce those people. he felt so honored that they would make that effort. mrs. ford came less frequently. they had a running gag. they divided the country in half for fundraising purposes. he had america east of the mississippi. she had the united states west of the mississippi. >> host: a.j. in...
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patty murray and paul ryan amere to be nearing some type of agreement on setting spending levels for the next year and maybe even the year after that. dealing with sequester as well as other revenue increases that aren't new taxes. con for instance report come out the next week. right now that's being included in the bucket deal. he's pressing very hard for it to be. or in a separate piece of legislation. speaker boehner left the door open. he would be open to having another extension. at this point they haven't figured out how they get it done or if it will get down. >> what happens if they can't reach a budget agreement before the break? >> there's no real repurr indication immediately. as well as leadership and maybe even the white house. >> we know they have been working on the farm bill. can we expect to see both on that next week? >> it will be unlikely to see that. they are trying to come back together. it could reach a deal next week. it's like a link between the farm bill and the budget committee conference committees. trying to get something done. but a deal is going to tak
patty murray and paul ryan amere to be nearing some type of agreement on setting spending levels for the next year and maybe even the year after that. dealing with sequester as well as other revenue increases that aren't new taxes. con for instance report come out the next week. right now that's being included in the bucket deal. he's pressing very hard for it to be. or in a separate piece of legislation. speaker boehner left the door open. he would be open to having another extension. at this...
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daddy governor is a much better candidate than a senator or somebody from congress, even though i'm a paul ryan fin. but the stench of dysfunction and obstructionism that emanates from washington right now is hard to disguise and shake off. you know, i think, i think chris christie's record in jeb's record would stand up to scrutiny from republican conservatives. they may not agree with all of it, but it's hard to argue that jeb bush did not govern as a conservative in his eight years in florida. once again, he didn't raise taxes once. so i think he would be a terrific candidate, and i think, i think he is seriously thinking about it. i think he is intrigued about. he's thinking about it. he's a very self disciplined guy. so i don't think you're going -- i don't think he is going to sears to think about it and make a decision until next year, next summer, maybe a little bit later than that. around next summer. i would love to see his voice in the debate, the part of it just because i think he brings so much to the table, and because he's not going to be afraid to say what he feels he needs
daddy governor is a much better candidate than a senator or somebody from congress, even though i'm a paul ryan fin. but the stench of dysfunction and obstructionism that emanates from washington right now is hard to disguise and shake off. you know, i think, i think chris christie's record in jeb's record would stand up to scrutiny from republican conservatives. they may not agree with all of it, but it's hard to argue that jeb bush did not govern as a conservative in his eight years in...
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if this is the case, let israel have more of the high ground by paul -- calling his bluff. winning the debate, and changing completely its positioning, and be in a much better position regarding iran, where people do not listen to us right now because of ongoing occupation. >> it is not our dialogue, but i think all of our direction on the palestinian region, it is the wrong direction, and we must take a timeout for some time to explain for ourselves why are we in this deadlock. least favor up until today. the second, iranian issue. i do not discuss publicly the iranian issues, and i'm not ready to say something in addition to what i said. i think it is really syria's decision, and stereo's this vision is impossible not to interview, it is a long discussion. i'm not sure that all the people here have all of the information, and they know to take decisions out and understand all of the this is in picture and details. --is not like and white black-and-white. must take the decisions, not in public opinion, but really in some discussions in the cabinet with people that have all
if this is the case, let israel have more of the high ground by paul -- calling his bluff. winning the debate, and changing completely its positioning, and be in a much better position regarding iran, where people do not listen to us right now because of ongoing occupation. >> it is not our dialogue, but i think all of our direction on the palestinian region, it is the wrong direction, and we must take a timeout for some time to explain for ourselves why are we in this deadlock. least...